Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-12-09

chestnut colt Cherry Wood, weaving by
Nutwood, out of Trina Wilkes, sold for
Syt25, and the purchaser was Mr.. X J.
Wilson of nashville, Ind. Up to that
time this was the highest price ever paid
in America under the hammer for wean-
ling trottinR bred or running bred. At
the Jrrseyvllle stock farm sale Wednes-
day, November 9, the bay colt Delphos,
foaled March l2, 1887, and got by Nut
wood, ont of Daphne, by Harold, and she
out of Dahla, by Pilot, jr, was knocked
down TO he bid of Cation stock farm for
1880 The high-priced weanling of 1887,
like the high priced weanling of 1885, is
from the loins of Nutwood, son of Bel
mont and Miss Russell, dam of Maud 5.
Turf, Field and Farm.
Senator Hearst of California will cut
figure on the turf next year. He has re-
Gently become the owner of batch of
promising yearlings. They are the chest
nut colt Car (hrother to Emperor of Nor
folk, by Norfolk, Marion, by Malcolm (;
chestnut colt (brother to Alta by Nor
folk, Ballinette, by Monday or Young
Eclipse; bay colt by Norfolk dam sister to
Lottery, by Monday; chestnut colt by Joe
Hooker, Abbie W., by Norfolk; chestnut
| colt (brother to Ed Corrigan) by Joe Hook
err, Countess Zeika, by Norfolk; bay colt
by Joe Hooker, Illusion, by Alarm, and
chestnut colt (brother to dynamite, by Joe
| Hooker, chestnut Belle, by Norfolk. The
price for the eight head is said to be $751;
600 Senator Hearst Will at this rate of
going soon rival Messrs. Haggin and
| Baldwin.
| never go near n driver when an i'm
| portant race is being trotted, A sugges-
| ton from the owner during the heat of
| contest seems to rattle some handlers.
| The man in charge of the sterotyplng
| room of the Record Office knows his bust
ness thoroughly, but should stand over
him when he is casting Il plate the chances
are that he would make a mistake He
is cool enough when left to his own re
sources but grows nervous in atrying and
! delicate moment under the colby ques-
| tioninG eye of tbs employer. Knowing
his weakness, have issued positive or
ders thot no one except his chosen assist
ants shall enter the room of the stereOtyper
When plate Is being cast, and | keep out
of the way myself. For the same reason
| ! make no suggestion to Crit Davis after
Il race has been started have faith in
| him and do not want to try and confuse
| him at the very time it is so important
that he should have his wits about him -
| Wm. VI. SingcrIU, in Turf, Field ana
| Farm.
A mare owned by Mr.. H. G.. Holcomb, OF
| Grand Isle county never has been driven be
fore the public to any extent, Mr. Hocomt
being one who has learned from experience
| that early maturity is early decay. Acting
upon this sound and proper view and being
| a man who Is able to wait for age, maturity
and strength, he is not crowding her. but
keeps her well seasoned by giving her road
work with but little speeding on the track
She is an iron gray mare, five years old
last spring, stands l6 hands, weighs 1850,
well put up and strong in every point and
of firm carriage. She was sired by Stal
Ethan, a son of Daniel Lambert and hel
dam was said to lac a well bred Morgan
She recently trotted full half mile, with
out u skip, in lib, a . 20 gait, She goes
clean, wears neither check boots no
weights and is pure gated She was rails
ed by her owner who has brought her tt
her present condition by his own hand
ling. The breeding of standai d trottinl
and Percheron horses is taking on live
ly interest in Grand Isle county. Within
the last three years two fine Almont stall
lions from Fairlawn Farm, KY, raised h,
Gen. W. T. WitEers, also filles from tn
same establishment, have been taken t.
Grand Isle county, also 4 Smuogler stal
lion, a good lot OF mares ont of WOODBURY.
Pilot, for there was his home for numbe
of years, also mares from Earthquake an,
other good sires -COrrespOndehce Man
chester Mirror.